Mark Daniels, Boston Herald - After seeing the tens of thousands of fans turn out this past week for UFC 118 and the UFC Fan Expo it was only natural for WEC lightweight and Boston native Alex Karalexis to get the itch to fight in his hometown on the big stage.

The 32-year-old fought his first four professional fights for the Bay State’s first ever local MMA promotion, Mass Destruction, before taking part on the first season of the Ultimate Fighter.

Jim Humphrey, MyTownCrier.ca - There are two different types of fights World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight Mark Hominick finds himself in. The first is when he steps into the cage as a top contender in the WEC and the second is his fight to help youth throughout the province overcome their various challenges.

Dan Robson, Canadian Press - Mark (The Machine) Hominick walked into a Toronto youth shelter looking more like a golfer than a bruising cage fighter.

Frank Curreri, WEC - If you have followed the career of Antonio Banuelos, current teammate and former roommate of Chuck Liddell, then you may have noticed the 5’3 fighter’s ongoing love affair with body ink. The many symbols and words that adorn the bantamweight’s body are the result of a unique tradition he began with his MMA debut nine years ago: After every fight, win or lose, Banuelos adds another tattoo.

VERSUS, the cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting, will re-air the explosive bantamweight championship battle between Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez on...

See Javier Vazquez vs. Mackens Semerzier from Wednesday night's WEC: Cruz Benavidez. The previously-unaired fight is free and only available on versus.com.

UFC and WEC fighters who live in Boston give their recommendations about where to go while you're on their turf.

Frank Curreri, WEC - The gap between Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez has narrowed considerably, but their rematch Wednesday night produced the same result: Cruz’s hand was raised following a split decision triumph that allowed him to keep his WEC bantamweight title.